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Aurora: Breaking Illusions 29 ~ Aurora
I was twenty two. Time had flown by so much faster than I expected it would. I had spent a year and half being married. And the funny thing was that this birthday had turned out to be better than the last one. The previous year, everyone forgot about it, even me. This was mostly because my mother in-law had started pressuring me for a child. A child I was still yet to have.I sat still in the middle of my room. Yet to recover from how the date went. For once I did not want to tell anyone about what went on between Leo and I. I just wanted to bask in the moment. And it was all going so well until that girl came in out of nowhere. His mood switched so quickly, I became worried that I had done something wrong.I knew those doe eyes. I recognized them so well because they stood out in those pictures I managed to see on his phone before he took it out of my hand that day.She had a saccharine smile on her pretty face when she approached our table. Leo didn't return it. I forced a polite
Last Updated : 2024-03-25Aurora: Breaking Illusions 30 ~ Aurora
"She's obviously cheating on you."I was barely into the house when I heard this. Right there in the middle of the living room telling me off to my husband."Lira!" Leah exclaimed. It was no surprise she left immediately she knew that I saw her. She wanted to get home before me and do this."I saw her with another man." She insisted. "Who's he?" Leo turned to me, face blank as a piece of paper."My boss." I said. "Lucas Valiente?" "Yes.""That son of a gun." "He's just my friend." I said in my defense."So all you do is keep questionable friendships? Didn't your mother teach you better?" My mother in-law said. Of course she would find ways to throw jabs at my mother.I had a long day. All I wanted to do was sleep and now there were people getting in the way of that. "Aurora let's talk." Leo said, gesturing for the stairs."Talk about what?" I asked him."Let's just talk alone." He said.I shook my head. "This matter was brought up in front of them, let's finish it here.""Get up
Last Updated : 2024-03-26Aurora: Breaking Illusions 31 ~ Aurora
Today was our first appointment with the gynaecologist. When I dressed up that morning, it was with a heavy heart. It had gotten to this. The point of being questioned about my ability to carry a child. Leo came to me just the day before and casually announced that he had booked us an appointment at a fertility clinic first thing this morning. We had never actually discussed it but who was I to question him? I was yet to tell River about all this. She would freak out. I knew she was more than willing for me to call it quits on this marriage. For some reason, I found it hard to speak to her about these things. I felt she would not really understand the pressure I had to face. We were the same age but I was married - a whole different ball game from what she was used to. Sometimes, most of the time even, I wished to be in her shoes. "We're going to be late." Leo came in and jolted me out of my thoughts. "I'll be right there." I said, trying to hide my reluctance. I hated having
Last Updated : 2024-03-29Aurora: Breaking Illusions 32 ~ Leo
"I don't know why she keeps calling. She even invited me to her wedding." I vented to Rick at the office that afternoon. Melody had been calling and texting me nonstop and inasmuch as I tried to avoid her, she was persistent. She even threatened to come to the office to see me herself if I did not respond to her texts. I was tired. Rick hummed thoughtfully, "I thought she didn't want anything to do with you.""I'm just as surprised as you are. I mean it's been nearly a year, I expected her to be married by now even." I said."Yeah that's true. She did say she wanted one last fling before settling down right?""Yes! That's exactly what she said." "Maybe they postponed the wedding and now she really needs one last fling." He laughed at his own joke but I wasn't having it."I'm not falling for that." My frown went deeper when another of texts popped in. "You did it the first time, why not now?" He asked."She made me feel stupid and it really hurt Aurora." I stated plainly.His eyes
Last Updated : 2024-03-29Aurora: Breaking Illusions 33 ~Aurora
We decided to go through with the IUI procedure firstly since it seemed less tasking but it failed. Leo insisted that the IVF was a better choice, I don't even know why.The IVF process was a painful one for me. The first time Leo actually decided to consummate our union was because of it.It was an awkward evening. We had just moved out of his parent's house. His mother had crossed the line again and again and Leo's father thought it best that we moved into our own space. I was so grateful for that, he just did not know how much. It was so refreshing to be away from the drama.Leo bought a four-bedroom duplex. It was a smaller space, easier for us to move around and we came across each other more. I took my time in decorating that space, he did not care for all those things so it was never an issue.I wanted to be able to speak to him more freely but he was never available. He was always out, we had separate rooms and my tongue was tied every time I wanted to speak to him on issues a
Last Updated : 2024-03-29Aurora: Breaking Illusions 34 ~ Aurora
Headaches, searing aches that felt like my head was being pulled apart. The shots came with terrible side effects that made me rethink the whole process. On this particular day, I felt so down, I couldn't get up from bed to get anything done. I was a mess. Leo opened the door and came in. "Are you okay?" He asked, a little concerned when he saw me sprawled on the bed like a sheet of paper."I don't feel so good." I managed to say. My own voice sounded foreign to me.He walked over and placed his palm over my sweaty forehead while I shivered. "Are you pregnant?" He asked. I saw a gleam of hope in his eyes, one that I hoped and prayed would not be dashed."I haven't taken a test so I don't know." I said."Let's get you to the hospital."He helped me up and guided me down the stairs, made sure I was seated comfortably in the car before zooming off. Getting to the hospital, I was immediately admitted after being diagnosed with a high fever as opposed to what we were thinking."The do
Last Updated : 2024-03-30Aurora: Breaking Illusions 35 ~ Aurora
Home...I sighed when I finally got to lay on my bed for the first time in three days. "How were you able to keep the house so neat?" I asked Leo just before he left after making sure I was comfortable in bed."Oh, I got a cleaning service." He said."Food?""I ate out.""Okay.""Do you need anything? I could order for you,"He asked. I thought about it. I figured I was getting bloated and bigger due to all the things I had to take to conceive. I had to be on a strict diet now because my mother had insisted on it whether I liked it or not."No thanks." I trudged downstairs only about an hour later, fully rested. In my head, I was well rested. He was seated there watching a movie. "What are you watching?" I asked him. "Just a random movie I stumbled on." He said, tapping on the menu to check its name out.I slipped into one end of the grey couch I had picked out for our white themed house. I recall how difficult it was to pick out a specific theme for the house when we finally de
Last Updated : 2024-04-05Aurora: Breaking Illusions 36 ~ The Parents
~Rowan~Elections were around the corner. This was it, what he had always wanted was around the corner and he hoped it would not slip out of his grasp."Elvado," He said, shocked to see him there. Elvado had a way of showing up unexpectedly in his office. Sometimes he wondered how he managed to always find out when he was in."Long time no see my friend.""My earnest apologies my dear friend. This whole rigmarole has kept me so busy." Rowan said as they shook hands."I understand. I do hope all of this pays off in the end.""Of course it will,""We have worked so hard. It can't flop." Elvado's stare was pointed.Rowan gulped. A lot was on the line with how much Elvado had poured into his political ambitions. "It won't. I promise.""In a few weeks, we'll be celebrating." He held up his glass and they cheered to victory.In his heart of heart, there was a pit of nervousness. He had hope but at the same time it waned. For what it's worth, the pathway to political domination had been ver
Last Updated : 2024-04-05
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Aurora: Breaking Illusions Epilogue ~ 2
~One year later~Settling into married life had been not much of a hassle. Lucas and I had become a team and were working on big projects together so we put childbearing on hold and focused on raising Dante as well as our various businesses.It was a year later. It had been a whole year of bliss being married to the best man God could ever give me. I had no regrets whatsoever.I looked at my son and grinned. My fast growing three year old who kept making a raucous at school. Being a boy mom to a hyperactive toddler was no easy feat."Mommy!" He ran to me, looking more disheveled than I remembered him being that morning. This was the story everyday. I drop off a prim and proper child and at the end of the school day, I was met with the exact opposite. Today was even more special because there were missing buttons on his shirt. I sighed. "My baby." I said, picking up his heavy self as I placed a kiss on his left cheek. "How was school today?""Fun." He showed off his little teeth with w
Aurora: Breaking Illusions Epilogue ~ 1
~Aurora~Exhausted after a hectic wedding day? Nah, not me. I had been celibate for as long as I could remember. There was no way I was going to miss out on any action that night.Lucas was just as energetic as me as we made out in the elevator, hardly waiting till we got to the penthouse suite where we would be staying for the night before flying out for our honeymoon.As intentional as he was, he had the whole place decorated for us. Oh it was about to a be a night!He had taken it upon himself to take out the many bobby pins that held up my updo hairstyle while I unbuttoned his shirt and pants in one swift move.At the tap of a button, the mood lights changed and the song played at our first dance came up, slowing things down. I leaned into his touch as we made it into the shower, briefly washing ourselves up from all the sweat and grime the busy day had brought with us. He carried me out of the bathroom after toweling me dry and gently placed me on the bed, caressing every side o
Aurora: Breaking Illusions 92 ~ Aurora
~Three months later ~"I'm so happy for you Aurora. No I'm not trying to make you cry but girl you did that! Look at you. You're so happy. Aurora of a few years ago would be so proud."I grinned, ready to appreciate her for her kind words but she was not done yet. "I feel like a proud mom," she hiccupped, fighting back tears. "You are so strong, so resilient. Seeing how far you've come and you finally getting the love you deserve, makes me so happy.""Oh my God I'm going to ruin my make up.""Girl come on, you can hold it in." River immediately said, fanning me frantically.I looked up at the ceiling, the bulbs on the chandelier right in my gaze as I tried to chase the tears that were fighting to fall from my eyes back in."Okay, okay I'm good." I sighed. "Thank you River. I don't know what I'd have done without you throughout this journey. You've helped me become this version of myself. You've been here since day one, cheering me on and now we're here. You never got tired of me, neve
Aurora: Breaking Illusions 91 ~ Aurora & Lucas
~Lucas POV~"Lucas!" I heard the all too familiar voice I had grown accustomed to. How did she know how to find me? I wondered. Then it clicked. She had obviously spoken to my mother."I know you're in there. I just want to talk please." I heard her voice from downstairs while I was stuck in my bedroom in my mother's house. I shut my eyes and groaned. I ached to see her but then again, I did not want get my heart broken yet again. What if she was here to return my ring and tell me she had chosen to go back to her ex? That would kill me."Lucas please!" I heard her yell again.Letting out a sigh of resignation, I decided to step out of my room only to be met face to face in the hallway as she found her way to me."Lucas." She breathed a sigh of relief as she fell into my arms. I held her tight and sniffed her hair. At least if she was here to break my heart, I would hold on to this tender moment."I'm so sorry." She said, breaking down in tears. "I'm sorry that I made you feel like a
Aurora: Breaking Illusions 90 ~ Aurora
Loud clattering ensued after that statement and it was none other than his own mother, proof that she was not aware of this stunt he just pulled prior to this time. From the looks of it, my mother and his father were aware. I fumed in my seated position, throwing a glare in my mother's direction, upset about her conspiring to throw me under the bus. What did she take me for? A fool?"Leonardo, what is the meaning of this?" His mother hissed harshly."Mom, please stay out of this." He said to his mother and turned to me."Aurora I know the reason you didn't accept my proposal is because of my mother and I'm here to promise you that she would never interfere in our union ever again, if only you give me another chance." Leo said like it was a necessary romantic declaration. Why did he not do this while we were married? This was simply medicine after death."Wait. He proposed to you?" Lucas piped up, looking appalled.I shut my eyes tight as I cussed under my breath. "Shit.""Lucas I can
Aurora: Breaking Illusions 89 ~ Aurora
Telling Lucas about my trip to Washington had begun to look like a hassle. I had pondered on it for a while and I kept rethinking if it was a good idea."Something wrong?" He asked me before chewing on the grapes I had gotten for our picnic. We were seated under a tree in the park that weekend, enjoying our day and I did not want to spoil it."I need to tell you something." I finally breathed out."What's up?" His arms immediately went around my hips. "I need to go to Washington."The concern on his face decreased a bit."Okay? You wanna see your family?" He asked."Something like that." I said after a bit of hesitance. He noticed."Aurora what's going on?"I sighed, figuring that honesty was the best foundation to lay our relationship on."Leo wants to see Dante and I and he's asked us to come." I said."For what reason?" He frowned."He did not say." I said with a shrug."That's odd.""Is it?""Yeah." He nodded, sitting back down and staring into the vast premises apparently thinki
Aurora: Breaking Illusions 88 ~ Aurora
It felt surreal when he slid the ring on my finger as I laid next to him. He had kept on with high hopes that I was going to say yes to him eventually. The heart shaped diamond glimmered on my finger so gracefully.I may have not been fully in love with him yet but I was sure choosing him was the best decision I was going to make."This feels like a dream." He said, bringing my knuckles to his lips. "I love you Aurora and I'm going to try my very best to love you the way you deserve."I was almost teary eyed at his confession. I just pulled him close and let my lips settle on his once again. When he dropped me off at home, I literally skipped into the house to see River and Dante, unable to contain my excitement."Where have you been? I've been worried sick!" She exclaimed on sighting me as my son jumped into my arms. If the incessant calls and texts were anything to go by, she was really worried. She even called Leo of all people."It's a long story. I can explain." I said almost b
Aurora: Breaking Illusions 87 ~ Aurora
"Aurora will you marry me?" My glass almost fell out of my hand as the question rang in my ears. "I know it seems too fast," He said nervously, picking up on my reaction. "It is. What happened to dating?" I asked, appalled by his forwardness. "We have been going out on dates." "What happened to asking me to be your girlfriend?" He chuckled slightly, "I don't want to wait any longer. You're the woman I want to be with and I do not doubt what I feel for you." I swallowed nervously, "Lucas I've been through so much. I'm not ready for any of this." "But you are over Leo, aren't you?" He asked, looking hopeful. "Yes I am but then, I have my son." I said, feeling my voice shrink in worry. "I'm more than willing to love Dante as my own and you know it." I let out a shaky breath. Why did he have to put me on the spot like this? "Lucas I need time. I need time to think about all of this. This is too fast." "I'm sorry for making it seem like I'm rushing you." He apologized, reachin
Aurora: Breaking Illusions 86 ~ Aurora
We were planning Dante's first birthday.River had taken it upon herself to plan the small indoor party we were throwing to mark the celebration. I was thrilled. Every time that I looked at him, I reminisced on how fast the year had gone and how so many things had changed during the time period.Leo took it upon himself to pay for everything whilst, Lucas volunteered to present through the planning process, helping me run errands when necessary."This guest list is so short." River said and I almost gaped at her. "We have small circles and there's really no need for a crowd, don't you think?" I said to her as I set him down. The fact that he could walk did not make it any easier for him to sit still. Dante was all over the place, trying one thing or the other that could raise my blood pressure. Indeed, I was a boy mom."Mama." He called out to me, reaching for my hand."Yes baby.""Mama," he said again and I grinned. How I had always wanted to hear this and now that it was happenin
